How to Apply for MBA

An MBA application is a bouquet of various documents that need to be carefully selected, tended and polished to reflect the fragrance of your individual personality. Admissions Officers in business schools gauge your suitability based on the entire application packet you send them. A complete application packet to a normal B-school asks for the following:

Essays are the most crucial component of the application as they provide you with the opportunity to describe yourself on a professional and personal level.

A good application with bad essays will lead to a reject; and an application with a low GMAT score or poor college marks can still get an admission offer if they are compensated with very well-written essays.

Most B-schools have their own specific essay questions rather than generic personal statements.

Admissions essays for B-Schools require that you keep the narrative flow smooth and logical. Give specific examples to each point mentioned e.g. if you write that you have strong leadership qualities, then prove that statement with one or two examples where these have displayed your leadership skills in quantifiable way at your work place or university.

Keep the language uncomplicated to avoid making grammatical errors.

Why do some schools request an extensive cover letter?

A business school asks for an extensive cover letter when it is interested in recruiting people who possess good communication skills. While the admissions committee goes through the cover letter, it checks the applicant’s knowledge of English language and grammar

Sometimes schools specify the word limit or page length of such a letter. It is important to adhere to this limit.

The topics to be discussed in the letter are career goals, why the writer is suitable for an MBA, and reasons for applying for an MBA program.